[Bug 3050] Linking mechanism

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=3050





------- Comment #6 from ysavourel@translate.com  2006-03-27 23:02 -------

>> The PI has the advantage of working everywhere 
>> (always valid even in DTD-based formats).
>
> What do you mean by "valid"? Processable? That 
> would be the case with XLink too.

You're right. What I meant to say was different:
Using a PI would allow DTD-based formats to use the ITS-link function even when
the users cannot modify the DTD. The DTD does not to know anything at all of
ITS, while with the link element (or attribute) it needs to know at least about
that.

-ys

Received on Monday, 27 March 2006 23:02:12 UTC